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isaac is less powerful than katrina, but, in washington, president obama urged gulf residents not to underestimate the danger. >> we're dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. you need to take this seriously. >> reporter: many in exposed areas did move to shelters, and officials got their emergency plans up and running. we get more on preparations in louisiana from shauna sanford of louisiana public broadcasting. >> reporter: people from louisiana started preparing early for hurricane isaac. >> you're always going to get thater in rouse feeling. >> reporter: with memories of hurricane katrina still lingering, there's great concern among many about whether the newly updated hurricane levees and flood walls will hold back the storm surges that caused so much damage back in 2005. the new hurricane protection system build and strengthened by the army corps of engineers is some 350 miles long at a cost of $14.5 billion. the corps says it will
isaac is less powerful than katrina, but, in washington, president obama urged gulf residents not to underestimate the danger. >> we're dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. you need to take this seriously. >> reporter: many in exposed areas did move to shelters, and officials got their emergency plans up and running. we get more on...
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that president clinton build up fema, the bush administration took it apart and paid a price after katrina, and this president built it back up again, put a professional in charge, but people who knew what to do, and it is paying off. >> colby? >> it also draws a sharp contrast between the candidates. you have president obama pushing the federal efforts and citing fema as his vehicle, and you had romney last year saying he would get rid of fema, saying that he would turn it back to the states and showing no appreciation of the role that fema plays i tragedy. >> this is a nightmare for romneycare he is in tough spot. -- a nightmare for romney. is in a tough spot. >> you are going for a woman voters, swing voters in ohio, the so-called waitress vote, this is an ad for a president who cares about you. it is terrible for romney. maybe the polls are wrong, but if you're looking at the polls right now, obama has got it. >> did romney have momentum or was that just republican spin? >> he did have momentum after the first debate -- >> we have had a three since then -- >> what obama was never able
that president clinton build up fema, the bush administration took it apart and paid a price after katrina, and this president built it back up again, put a professional in charge, but people who knew what to do, and it is paying off. >> colby? >> it also draws a sharp contrast between the candidates. you have president obama pushing the federal efforts and citing fema as his vehicle, and you had romney last year saying he would get rid of fema, saying that he would turn it back to...
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there is fear of damage to new orleans and other places reminding some of the tragedy of hurricane katrina, many see this week's proceedings as an opportunity for mitt romney to define himself, the republican party, and why he should be elected to, two of the speakers included house speaker john boehner, rick santorum form and romney and governor chris christie, this week will be a test for governor romney, the vice presidential nominee and the keynote speaker, joining me now in tampa, john dickerson, the political director of cbs news, and a correspondent for slate magazine, mike murphy, a republican strategist and columnist for time magazine, and matt dowd, contributor for news thank you for joining us. let's start with a conversation about the republican party. we will get to mitt romney and paul ryan in a moment. where is the republican party today and is that a burden for mitt romney? or more? >> they are in the polling, and matt can talk about this there is some burden to the republican brand, historically fewer people have been identified as republicans than democrats but our bigges
there is fear of damage to new orleans and other places reminding some of the tragedy of hurricane katrina, many see this week's proceedings as an opportunity for mitt romney to define himself, the republican party, and why he should be elected to, two of the speakers included house speaker john boehner, rick santorum form and romney and governor chris christie, this week will be a test for governor romney, the vice presidential nominee and the keynote speaker, joining me now in tampa, john...
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in new orleans were sentenced to prison today in the shootings of unarmed civilians during hurricane katrina. the sentences ranged from six to 65 years, on federal civil rights and firearms charges. two people were killed, and four more wounded in the shootings, on new orlean's danziger bridge. new research has shed light on genetic changes that raise the risk of autism. the journal "nature" published the results of three studies today, involving hundreds of families with autistic children. the studies showed that spontaneous mutations can increase the chances of autism. and, fathers are four times more likely to pass on the mutations. dr. thomas insel is director of the national institute of mental health, which helped fund the studies. i spoke with him earlier. hexagon dr. insel, thanks for being with us. help us understand what a spontaneous mutation is. we have millions of these happening already, right? why is this connected to autism? >> well, we all have changes in our genomes that amazingly were present in either our moms or dads. these are spontaneous. and they occur perhaps at rand
in new orleans were sentenced to prison today in the shootings of unarmed civilians during hurricane katrina. the sentences ranged from six to 65 years, on federal civil rights and firearms charges. two people were killed, and four more wounded in the shootings, on new orlean's danziger bridge. new research has shed light on genetic changes that raise the risk of autism. the journal "nature" published the results of three studies today, involving hundreds of families with autistic...
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katrina. the 2008 economic collapse. the aurora shootings earlier this year. the hurricane andrew in 1992. that fell in august. how easy is it for a candidate or a politician of any stripe to mishandle that kind of situation? >> i think we've seen in the past how easy it is to mishandle and as a result we're seeing a much better handling of it right now for president obama and for mitt romney and in general from some of the other politicians we've seen on tv and other places. i think this is one of the few situations, unfortunately, where basic human decency and good politics dove tail. the best thing you can do as a political candidate right now is to appear to care more about what's going on on the ground with people who are suffering than you do about your own election. ideally that's motivated by a real feeling there rather than simply showing it but certainly politicians have learnd lessons from past generations who have seemed insensitive. >> ifill: it's fair to say a lot of thought goes into how to walk that tight rope, how to turn a campaign event into
katrina. the 2008 economic collapse. the aurora shootings earlier this year. the hurricane andrew in 1992. that fell in august. how easy is it for a candidate or a politician of any stripe to mishandle that kind of situation? >> i think we've seen in the past how easy it is to mishandle and as a result we're seeing a much better handling of it right now for president obama and for mitt romney and in general from some of the other politicians we've seen on tv and other places. i think this...
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survived, and katrina once again threatened the ohr collection. but although we get to see it here in mobile, we look forward to it returning back home to biloxi very soon. david, thanks for sharing it. thank you. well, we saw this clock at auction about 20 years ago, and we wanted it but it went a little above our budget. and apparently the clock collection was dispersed recently, so about a year ago, it came up again. and, uh... we bought it. and you fell in love with it 20 years ago, and you've always wanted it. we like the case. this is a very rare form of what they call a "coffin clock." made by elnathan taber, of roxbury, massachusetts. he's a very famous maker, elnathan taber. he had a brother steven taber as well. he was an apprentice to simon willard, who was our country's most famous clock maker. elnathan taber was a very good friend of simon willard. he worked from 1790 to 1854. and he was really one of the few guys who made coffin clocks like this, and he was pretty famous for these clocks. they're very simple, very primitive in design
survived, and katrina once again threatened the ohr collection. but although we get to see it here in mobile, we look forward to it returning back home to biloxi very soon. david, thanks for sharing it. thank you. well, we saw this clock at auction about 20 years ago, and we wanted it but it went a little above our budget. and apparently the clock collection was dispersed recently, so about a year ago, it came up again. and, uh... we bought it. and you fell in love with it 20 years ago, and...
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we take note of this as we know that tomorrow is the anniversary of katrina. that hurricane that missed florida is very much still a factor for the people of louisiana. >> ifill: and the threat of that hurricane that shortened this convention. it weighs heavily on the louisiana delegation, which is here, and a lot of the people worried about what is happening at home as well as just a taste of having people celebrate when one part of nation is in disgrace. we're about to listen to the oak ridge boys sing amazing grace. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found ♪ ♪ was blind but now i see ♪ 'twas grace that taught my heart to fear ♪ ♪ and grace my fears relieved ♪ ♪ how precious did that grace appear the hour i first believed ♪ ♪ when we have been there 10,000 years ♪ ♪ bright shining as the sun ♪ we have no less days to sing god's praise than when we first begun ♪ >> god bless! >> god bless you! [cheers and applause] >> please give a big hand to welcome to the s
we take note of this as we know that tomorrow is the anniversary of katrina. that hurricane that missed florida is very much still a factor for the people of louisiana. >> ifill: and the threat of that hurricane that shortened this convention. it weighs heavily on the louisiana delegation, which is here, and a lot of the people worried about what is happening at home as well as just a taste of having people celebrate when one part of nation is in disgrace. we're about to listen to the oak...
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what happened in new orleans and katrina is a good example. mitt romney and the republicans would like to pretend the and ministration did not happen. taking a five trillion $10-year surplus bequeaths to it by the clinton administration and turning into a a giant new deficit and saying to wall street, do whatever you want. we are not going to look at you. he makes the case against mitt romney. that is one of the most important things. and with that kind of cynicism, the special interests to win everything. the only thing we can get our democracy back is if we understand we have got to be active, and it is not just paying taxes and serving on juries and showing up. we have got to be engaged, mobilize, energized. we have got to demand this work for us as ordinary people, as average working americans who need an economy working for us, not just the people on top superior -- people on top. every time we have had a need for that, people have mobilized. somebody came and said, i want you to do this and this, and he turned and said, i want to do all
what happened in new orleans and katrina is a good example. mitt romney and the republicans would like to pretend the and ministration did not happen. taking a five trillion $10-year surplus bequeaths to it by the clinton administration and turning into a a giant new deficit and saying to wall street, do whatever you want. we are not going to look at you. he makes the case against mitt romney. that is one of the most important things. and with that kind of cynicism, the special interests to win...
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. >> woodruff: comparisons being made to hurricane katrina, not only new jersey and new york. we also want to say this brings the electoral college projected total at this point-- it's early in the evening-- to 79 electoral votes for president obama 82 electoral vote for governor romney. we know we need 270-- they need 270 in order to become president. >> ifill: of course we have to talk about new jersey because david and mark, chris christie, the governor of the new jersey, royaled the waters a little bit this week by actually having kind things to say about president obama, not that that accountedly the outcome in new jersey, a deeply blue state, but i wonder whether we're watching chris christie more closely. >> i think he did it for severe reasons. his state got whalloped. he was emotionally drawn as anybody in those circumstances. i don't think he was thinking of his future political process. i do think sandy had a political impact. i think the exit polls give some suggestion of that. and partly because they saw the president being effective, but partly because they saw h
. >> woodruff: comparisons being made to hurricane katrina, not only new jersey and new york. we also want to say this brings the electoral college projected total at this point-- it's early in the evening-- to 79 electoral votes for president obama 82 electoral vote for governor romney. we know we need 270-- they need 270 in order to become president. >> ifill: of course we have to talk about new jersey because david and mark, chris christie, the governor of the new jersey, royaled...